EfW Maintenance Manager

SUEZ; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ is seeking a Maintenance Manager for the Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park. You will lead the maintenance strategy to maximise reliability, safety and performance, directing a team across planned, preventive and reactive tasks.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and involves budgeting, resource coordination, and driving continuous improvement to support energy-from-waste operations at a critical sustainability facility.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in heavy industrial environments.
• Proven ability to deliver planned, preventive and reactive maintenance.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge with formal qualification.
• Health & Safety qualifications (NEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent) are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team delivering maintenance across the facility.
• Manage budgets, resources, spares, contractors and CMMS.
• Deliver strategic maintenance plans and major outage programmes.
• Collaborate across departments to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Mechanical & electrical

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

EfW Maintenance Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join SUEZ as a Maintenance Manager at our Waste Recovery Park in Milton Keynes, leading the maintenance strategy for a critical sustainability facility that helps generate energy from waste and supports the circular economy.

If you're passionate about engineering leadership, operational excellence, and creating a more sustainable future, this role offers the chance to make a real impact while developing both your career and your team.

Location: Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park

Hours: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you'll lead the maintenance function to maximise plant reliability, safety, and performance.

• Lead and develop a team delivering planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across the facility.
• Manage maintenance budgets, resources, spares, contractors and the maintenance management system.
• Deliver strategic maintenance plans, continuous improvement initiatives and major outage programmes.
• Work collaboratively across departments to improve operational performance, plant availability and long-term asset reliability.

What we're looking for

We're interested in your skills, experience and potential. If your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

• Experience as a Maintenance Manager, Senior Maintenance Engineer or similar leadership role within energy-from-waste, power generation, process manufacturing, chemical processing or another heavy industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge, supported by an HNC, degree, apprenticeship, time-served background, or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Proven experience leading teams, managing budgets and delivering maintenance strategies that improve reliability and performance.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification would be advantageous.

About us

At SUEZ, your career is a journey full of possibilities. Whether you're an experienced engineering leader or looking to take the next step into a senior management role, you'll have opportunities to learn, grow and shape your future.

If you're looking for a Maintenance Manager job in Avonmouth where you can lead a high-performing team, support sustainability goals and help deliver essential energy-from-waste services, we'd love to hear from you.

Together, we're transforming today's environmental challenges into tomorrow's sustainable solutions.